Which to use
“Marek” is a name and “proof” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,227
- “Marek” frequency rank
- #32,721
- “proof” frequency rank
- 55948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marek | proof |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Familienname | Beweis, Beweismittel |
Letter map: Marek vs proof
Shared letters muted; letters that set Marek and proof apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Marek (CVCVC) and proof (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Marek and proof
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marek is aname and proofanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marek is recorded at frequency rank #23,227, classified as aname, pronounced […]. proof is at rank #32,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55948, this pair ranks #959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marek vs proof
Shared letters: r. Private to "Marek": aekm. Private to "proof": fop.
"Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "proof" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marek" and "proof" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Marek" or "proof"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Marek" and "proof". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marek" and "proof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proof vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.